Statistical aspects of CaCO3 fouling in AISI 316 stainless-steel tubes

S. M. Zubair; A. K. Sheikh; M. O. Budair; M. U. Haq; A. Quddus; O. A. Ashiru

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Statistical aspects of CaCO3 fouling in AISI 316 stainless-steel tubes

S. M. Zubair, A. K. Sheikh, M. O. Budair, M. U. Haq, A. Quddus, O. A. Ashiru

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Abstract

Calcium carbonate fouling is typically encountered in a cooling-water circulating system. An experimental program is initiated to study fouling growth law(s) as well as the basic mechanism of calcium carbonate (CaC0₃) scaling. After a briefdescription of the experimental apparatus and procedure for calculating fouling resistance, we present the deposition data in terms of fouling resistance as a function of time taken at different sections of the tube. In addition, the randomness of fouling growth is illustrated by repeating the experiments several times under the same thermalhydraulic conditions. The results are presentedin terms of a set of sample functions and their associated probability density functions at various levels of fouling. In addition, basic mechanism of CaCO2 scale formation is also explained through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-588
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Heat Transfer
Volume	119
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2824145
State	Published - May 1997

Keywords

Fouling
Heat exchangers
Modeling & Scaling

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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Statistical aspects of CaCO3 fouling in AISI 316 stainless-steel tubes

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